Register.



J. FRIUK.

REGISTER APPLICATION FILED JAN.7,1909

922,876, 1 Patented May 25, 1909.

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JOHN FRIOK, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA,

OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION MANUFACTURING CO, NEWJERSEY.

ASSIGNOR TO THOMAS DEVLIN OF REGISTER.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN Futon, a citizen of the United States, residingin the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented a new and useful Register, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to a new and useful register and consists in anovel manner of connectingthe pivotal pins with the slats or closure ofthe register.

It further consists in providing a bearing for the pins, when inposition, whereby the slats are held and prevented from impropermovement.

It further consists of actuating the slats.

It further consists of of construction, all as fully set forth.

Figure 1 represents a rear elevation of a register embodying myinvention showing the slats in closed position. Fig. 2 represents asectional view on line 01-50, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 represents a sectional viewon line y-g Fig. 2. Fig. 1 represents a sectional view on line 2-2 Fig.2. Fig. 5 represents a perspective view of the upper portion of one ofthe slats in detached position with the pivot pin removed.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in thefigures.

Referring to the drawings. I have found in practice that it is essentialthat the slats when in position be held and prevented from impropermovement and in the drawings I have shown a construction foraccomplishing this purpose as well as a new and novel means for mountingthe pivotal points and the operating means for the slats, whichconstruction I have found operates successfully in practice but it willbe evident that the arrangement of the parts may be varied, otherinstrumentalities may be employed and changes made in the constructionwhich will come within the scope of the invention and I do not thereforedesire to be limited in every instance to the exact construction asherein shown and described but desire to make such changes as may benecessary.

In my register, I construct a frame which consists of the top or endpiece 1 and the bottom or end piece 2 to which are connected in anysuitable manner the side pieces 3, said parts when so connected formingthe frame of the register to which the front piece 1 novel means forother novel features wlll be hereinafter Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented May 25, 1909.

Serial No. 71,105.

thereof is connected in any suitable or well known manner.

The top and bottom edges 1 and 2 are provided with journals for thereception of the pivotal pins of the slats and in the drawings, 1 haveshown these top and bottom edges 1 and 2 provided with the angularlyextending portions 5 and at suitable points therein, 1 bend inwardly, asat 6, in Fig. 4:, a suitable portion of the material and bend outwardly,

as at 7, another portion, said parts being curved or rounded in order toreceive the end of a pivotal pin, it being noted that by the inwardbending of the portion 6, I form a shoulder 8 against which the end ofthe pin abuts. It will be understood that the journals, as beforestated, are constructed at intervals in each of the angular portions ofthe top and bottom port-ions 1 and 2 in a similar manner to that shownin Fig. 4:.

9 designates slats which are preferably formed with a strengthening bead10 and at suitable points adjacent the top and bottom of each slat Iform a journal for pivotalpins and I bend outwardly the portion 11 andbend inwardly the portion 12 and outwardly the portion 13, these partsbeing curved or rounded and forming a journal or a support for thepivotal pin let, the bending of the portion 11, forming a shoulder 15against which one end of the pin 14: abuts in order to hold the same inposition.

It will be understood that each of the top and bottom pins 1% of eachslat are connected with the same in this manner and project beyond theslat a sufiicient distance to be seated in the journal of the top andbottom pieces 1 and :2 and to abut the shoulder 8 of the same, thisconstruction being shown clearly in Fig. 4-, and it will be understoodthat by this means improper movement of the pins is prevented whilerotary movement thereof is permitted, as will be evident. The bead 10serves to strengthen the slat between the ournals for the pins and thewhole forming a strong and durable construction while permitting theslat to be formed of substantially light material.

Projecting inwardly from each end of the slat 9 is a lug or car 16having a suitable opening 1'7 therein each of said openings beingadapted to receive a pin 18 carried by a bar 19. In the presentinstance, I have pro vided in the top end piece 1, the stamped outportions 20 which form the seats or supports for the slide 21, which issupported by said seats 20 between the same and the top piece 1, itbeing understood that the said slide is provided with a finger piece 22which extends beyond the front face 1 of the register affording agrasping means in order that the slide can be moved backwardly andforwardly, laterally across the register. The said slide 21 is suitablyconnected with the bar 19 in the present instance by the bolt 23,whereby it will be understood that as the slide 21 is moved backwardlyand forwardly it will move the bar 19 in a similar manner thus causingthe ears 16 to be operated in a suitable manner to open and close theregister slats 9.

The operation of the parts just described will be readily apparent.Since by the movement of the slat 21, as before stated, the bar 19 ismoved and it will pull with it the lugs 16 and will open and close theslats, which latter are journaled between the top and bottom end pieces1 and 2 by means of the pivotal pin 14 which, as before stated, aresuitably held in position by means of the journal therein formed withone end abutting the shoulder of said slats, while the opposite end ofthe pins are seated in the journals formed in the angular portion of thetop and bottom pieces with the ends abutting said shoulder 8 formedtherein so that improper movement of the slats is prevented and the samewill always be held in position. to be opened and closed into a propermanner.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a register, a frame formed of end pieces and sides suitablysecured together, journals formed in said end pieces at intervals, bybending inwardly and outwardly a suitable portion of the material, ashoulder formed by said bending, slats having journals at opposite ends,a shoulder formed at the inner end of said journals, and pivotal pinsseated in each journal of each slat and seated in the respective journalin the end l pieces, the ends of said pins abutting the shoulders of theslats and said end pieces,

whereby the parts are prevented from im-' proper movement.

2. In a register, a frame formed of end pieces and sides suitablysecured together, journals formed in said end pieces at intervals, bybending inwardly and outwardly a suitable portion of the material, ashoulder formed by said bending, slats having journals at opposite ends,a shoulder formed at the inner end of said journals, pivotal pins seatedin each journal of each slat and'seated in the respective journal in theend pieces, the ends of said pins abutting the shoulders of the slatsand said end pieces, whereby the parts are prevented from impropermovement, and lugs projecting from said slats adapted to engage withsuitable means for opening and closing said slats.

3. In a register, a frame formed of end pieces and sides suitablysecured together, journals formed in said end pieces at intervals, bybending inwardly and outwardly a suitable portion of the material, ashoulder formed by said bending, slats having journals at opposite ends,a shoulder formed at the inner end of said journals, pivotal pins seatedin each ournal of each slat and seated in the respective journal in theend pieces, the end of said pins abutting the shoulders of the slats andsaid end pieces, whereby the parts are prevented from improper movement,lugs projecting from said slats and operating means engaging with saidlugs for opening and closing the slats.

4. In a register, a frame, slats pivotally connected with said frame, aslide suitably connected with said slats for operating the same, andseats formed of a portion of the frame bent downwardly, upon which saidslide rests and between which and the upper portion of the frame theslide is guided.

J OHN FRICK.

WVitnesses:

G. D. MoVAY, N. BUssINeER.

